Race, Gender, and the Carceral State

1 Unit · Undergraduate

The course explores what constitutes the carceral state and its impact on Latinx communities. It analyzes how systems of punishment and control are constructed and reinforced through racialized and gendered power structures. Students study the colonial roots of carcerality, analyze the expansive reach of its punitive logics beyond incarceration into everyday life, and critically assess perspectives on transformative justice.